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Uitkijktoren Burgh-Haamstede
Uitkijktoren Burgh-Haamstede
Burgh-Haamstede -
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
Sunday night, February 1, 1953. A very severe northwesterly storm is raging. It is spring tide, causing the water to be higher than during a normal flood. The water pounds against the dikes, which have become very weakened during the Second World War. Then the dikes break, and the water has free rein. Because the radio transmitters are off the air, the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) cannot issue a storm warning. No one is prepared, and the consequences are enormous. More than 1800 people drown, tens of thousands lose their homes, and a large part of the country is flooded.
To get rid of the water, the dikes must be repaired. Caissons, like the ones you see here, are also used for this purpose. This is a difficult operation. Just imagine trying to place four large boxes in such a way that they close the dike. But on November 6, 1953, the time has come. The last dike breach here in Ouwerkerk is closed.
Question 1: What are these caissons actually made of? Note down the first letter.
Ouwerkerk -
Camping Dapperhof
Camping Dapperhof
Burgh-Haamstede -
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
Renesse -
Welcome in Zeeland
Welcome in Zeeland
Renesse -
The Italian Cuisine
The Italian Cuisine
Renesse -
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Oorlogsmonument Oude Moolweg
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Oorlogsmonument Oude Moolweg
Renesse -
Horeca de Duinhoeve
Horeca de Duinhoeve
Burgh-Haamstede -
Bakkerij In de Soete Suikerbol
Bakkerij In de Soete Suikerbol
Burgh-Haamstede -
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Ankerweg
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Ankerweg
Burgh-Haamstede -
Zeilschip De Scaldis
Zeilschip De Scaldis
Zierikzee -
Koekeloere
Koekeloere
Bruinisse -
Fixabike
Fixabike
Renesse -
Discotheek Pinky
Discotheek Pinky
Renesse -
W.V. Zierikzee
W.V. Zierikzee
Zierikzee -
ULLMANSAILS
ULLMANSAILS
Brouwershaven -
Kapsalon aan Zee
Kapsalon aan Zee
Renesse -
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Monument Schenkeldijk
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Monument Schenkeldijk
Brouwershaven -
Maarstraat eten & drinken
Maarstraat eten & drinken
Zierikzee -
Museumhaven Zeeland / Stads- en Commerciewerf
Museumhaven Zeeland / Stads- en Commerciewerf
Zierikzee -
WATCH: Smalstad
WATCH: Smalstad
OosthavendijkWATCH: Smalstad
Smalstad
In 1403, Brouwershaven was granted city rights. But it remained a narrow town, a city too small to participate in the States of Zeeland. So you had no say as a town. In 1575, the barely fortified town was captured by Spanish troops and then set on fire. This was not allowed to happen again and earthen city walls were erected, surrounded by a wet moat. Five gates gave access to the city. In the storm surge of 1682, part of the fortifications are destroyed. The fortress was lifted in 1820, and then dismantled. As you can still see, the ramparts and moats on the east and north sides of the city have been preserved.
Brouwershaven -
Sluijs Dier en Tuin
Sluijs Dier en Tuin
Burgh-Haamstede -
Fietsverhuur Zeeland
Fietsverhuur Zeeland
Burgh-Haamstede -
Vuurtoren Westerlicht (Nieuw-Haamstede)
Vuurtoren Westerlicht (Nieuw-Haamstede)
Nieuw-Haamstede